Almost 3,000 beneficiaries of Child Benefit extension in North West
Almost 3,000 18-year-olds in the North West have received payments through the extension of the Child Benefit Scheme. As the first payments have been rolled out, 1,877 18-year olds were in receipt of the benefit in Donegal, while there were 765 in Sligo, and 321 in Leitrim. Across the country,…
Sligo Races two-day meeting begins this evening
Sligo Races two-day August meeting begins on Wednesday with a seven-race flat card. The first race is due off at 5pm. The ground at Sligo remains yielding and (NH) good , good to yielding in places. Ladies Day takes place on Thursday evening (Aug 8th).
All-Ireland LGFA glory for Leitrim – the commentary
Listen back to Ocean FM Sport’s commentary of the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football final against Tyrone at Croke Park, as described by Amanda Sweeney & John Lynch.
Calls on local authorities in North West to improve recycling facilities
Local authorities in the North West could improve their recycling facilities. That’s according to Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig who has accused Donegal County Council of ‘doing the bare minimum’. His comments come as a number of bins and other facilities were reportedly overflowing in the region following…
Donegal’s Mark English qualifies for 800m semi-finals
Donegal’s Mark English ran a fine men’s 800 metres heat at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday morning to qualify for the semi-finals. Running in a fast Heat 2, the Letterkenny doctor was prominent from the gun and finished strongly to take second in a time of 1:45:15. Mark English qualifies…
Mixed views on General Election gender quota introductions
The introduction of gender quotas for political parties has been met with a mixed reaction. Ahead of the next general election, gender quotas will be introduced for each party, as 40% of candidates running will have to be female. With a number of selection conventions taking place in the next…
Gardai in Donegal issue warning to students over rental scams
Gardai in Donegal are warning students in the county to be aware of rental scams. People are being urged not to fall victim to any type of fraud attempts. In a statement, Gardai say that students seeking somewhere to live may even be sent a false contract to…